Articles filed under Charities and Fundraising
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Carmel's Street Scenes kicks off with free senior showFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - An audience of seniors was treated Sunday to a free sneak peek of this year's 42nd annual Carmel Street Scenes in Mundelein. The one-hour show featured Carmel Catholic ...
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Runners earn their Super Bowl snacks at Geneva 5KFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - More than 700 runners earned the right to eat as much they wanted at Super Bowl parties Sunday after completing the 5,000 meters of the Super Shuffle 5K in Geneva. Among...
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Arlington Hts. police, firefighters battle for chili supremacyFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - Before the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos went head to head Sunday for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, the Arlington Heights police and fire departments squared off for...
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Stop by Girl Scout drive-thru cookie sale at Hoffman Estates Police DepartmentFeb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 27, the Girl Scouts will be hosting a drive-thru cookie sale from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the Hoffman Estates Police Department, 411 ...
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McFun for Corron Elementary School at S. Elgin McDonald'sFeb 04, 2016 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Corron Elementary School held a very successful McTeacher's Night at the McDonald's, 453 Redington Drive in South Elgin. The restaurant was full o...
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Des Plaines-based Operation North Pole expanding to help childrenFeb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Operation North Pole, the Des Plaines-based charity that organizes an annual train ride and winter festival for sick children, is throwing a fundraiser next week to help...
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Arlington Heights church collecting food on "Soup-er Bowl Sunday"Feb 04, 2016 12:00 am - Quest Church in Arlington Heights is taking a different approach to Super Bowl Sunday this weekend. During their normal worship gathering at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, the church...
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Goddard School preschoolers collect over 30,000 books for charityFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - From Jan. 4-23, the Goddard School located in Cary and 17 other locations throughout the Chicago area kicked off a monthlong charity book drive with the goal of collecti...
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Naperville charity launches Chocolate Walk for a causeFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Leave it to anyone with a sweet tooth to find the hidden benefits of chocolate. Health-conscious chocolate lovers have learned it could help lower cholesterol, reduce th...
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Geneva church volunteers package over 40 tons of food for local familiesFeb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva aided the Northern Illinois Food Bank by processing over 40 tons of food and hygiene necessities in 2015. Ch...